Wenum watermill from Loenen

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Wenum watermill

The Wenumse Molen is a watermill on the Wenumse Beek in Wenum (municipality of Apeldoorn). This is a beautiful industrule location with a long history which is very suitable for a flea market.

Already in 1313 a water mill is mentioned on this site. In 1395 this grist mill came into the possession of the Duke of Guelders; in 1493 the monastery Monnikhuizen near Arnhem obtained the watermill.
At the time of the Reformation (ca. 1580) the mill came into the possession of the Provincial Executive of the Quarter of Veluwe. Later the mill became privately owned again, and in 1767 Daniël de Jongh became the owner. He had the mill converted into a copper mill, and the mill pond was also constructed. In 1858, the leather manufacturer Peter Kok Ankersmit had the mill converted into a grist mill and had a run mill added. Later this run mill was converted into a cheese dairy.
In 1917 the present building was erected and only grain was milled, with a hydroelectric couple and two couples powered by a dies elmotor. This lasted until 1965, when the work was damaged and the mill had to be shut down. In 1972 the municipality of Apeldoorn acquired the mill. It is managed by Stichting De Wenumse Watermolen. In one part of the building there is a banquet hall; The mill voluntarily grinds grain for animal feed.